| Regimental number | 10/594 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Tinui, Wairarapa |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Address | Commercial Club, Masterton |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Matthew Dunn, Whakataki, Masterton |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Masterton Rifle Cadets, unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 17th (Ruahine) Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Matthew and Sarah Dunn, Solway, Masterton. Native of Whakataki |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, 16 May 1915 (pneumonia); discharged to unit, 21 May 1915. Admitted to No 1 Stationary Hospital, 1 June 1915 (pneumonia); rejoined Bn, Anzac Cove, 16 June 1915. Found guilty, 18 July 1915, of being asleep at his post: sentenced to death; sentence confirmed but remitted by General Sir Ian Hamilton, 30 July 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 8 August 1915.' War service: 363 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999361 |